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Midway City is a big small town of 7,999 people in Orange County, California. It's about 31 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 69°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $789k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,999people
$789kTypical home
$1,611/moRent
82° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
38Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,999
- Part of a metro area
- About 13,135 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 31 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $789k (≈$4,973/mo)
- Median rent $1,611/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 69°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 319 sunny days a year (162 totally clear)
- 46 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 38 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (263 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,299 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to SNA airport
- 8 mi to SNA (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 46 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 108 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,876 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 377 bars within 25 mi
- 2,863 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 88 museums within 25 mi
- 30 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Orange County: D+3 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk